Theology

Yet when he found himself in the midst of a deep, dark depression, God overwhelmed him with beauty in the form of a long medieval poem called The Divine Comedy by a man named Dante.

The beauty that he found in that book bypassed his defenses and allowed him to really experience truths that he had known for years but which had never penetrated into his heart. And his depression lifted.

How are Christians from different denominations supposed to relate to one another? How can we recognize other Christians when we disagree on doctrines? Which beliefs are important enough to divide us? Listen today as we discuss these questions.

Dr. Capes had a wonderful opportunity to sit down with renowned theologian N.T. Wright and have a satisfying talk about the theology, especially the christology, of the Apostle Paul. And today, you get to hear it.

When you painstakingly transfer a text word-by-word from one medium to another, you develop a deep familiarity with it. The slowness of the process allows you to ponder and meditate upon what it says. The exactitude required means that you don’t miss any details.

That’s what Rachel Motte does. As the editor of robertbsloan.com, it’s her job to transcribe Dr. Sloan’s vast archive of recorded sermons and adapt them for easy reading in a text format. Because he is both a very learned New Testament scholar and an excellent communicator, she reports that living with his preaching so intimately has taught her volumes about the Bible.

I was excited to debate Dan Barker. Why? First, Barker’s story is very much like my own, but with a different conclusion. We had similar childhoods and followed a pathway into Christian ministry. Right about the time his first book came out, I was deciding whether to remain a Christian. [click to continue…]

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